Thunderstorms Over Wide Area of Nsw Sydney
Highest temperature recorded in N.S.W. today was 105 degrees at Ivanhoe, followed by 103 at Wentworth, 102 at Wollongong and 100 at Broken…
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238 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 12
Storm Starts Bush Fire
On Tuesday of last week Rutherglen Bush Firo Brigade was called to a fire near Buller's. However, on arrival there the truck drivers could…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sunspots May Cause Magnetic Storms Aurora Australis To-night Sydney
Freak-sized sunspots were scattered about the surface of the sun to-day and an aurora will appear to-morrow night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Storm at Booligal Wind, Dust, Hail, Rain! Inches in Half-an-houf
Booligal experienced perhaps one of the severest and worst storms for many a long day on Sunday evening. It had been gathering for quite a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain Causes Landslide SYDNEY
Landslide resulting from heavy rains has blocked the road for 200 yards at Mt Tomah, between Kurrajong and Bell, on the Blue Mountains. Officials…
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A terrific storm which swept the southern Riverina on Wednesday afternoon of last week unroofed farm buildings, interrupted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drought Broken Over All Parts Of State Except S.W. Local Floodings Are Expected Will Save Millions Of Pounds’ Worth Of Stock SYDNEY
Drought-breaking rains have fallen over all parts of the State except in the south-west, where it is still dry. Tonight the Weather Bureau reported it was still raining in many areas and local floodings were expected in north-eastern districts, where…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Rainfall Scattered Storms
During the week scattered storms have fallen over most of the district, bringing very good registrations in some places and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Floods Threaten Northern N.S.W. Areas Gullies Running Bankers in Former Dustbowl Good Feed Assured For Many MonthsSY DNEY
Severe floods are now threatened in all northern NSW rivers. Where a few days ago there was no sign but dust, flies and dying stock, gullies are running bankers, and are further flooding already swollen rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Lashes N.S.W. COAST Houses Unroofed, Trees Uprooted SYDNEY
An easterly gale lashed the entire coast of NSW today, battering ships at sea and playing havoc with small craft and ferries on Sydney [?] Gale warnings have caused postponement of sailings from Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many N.S.W. Towns Isolated By Floods N.W. Plains a Vast Quagmire Roads Impassable; No Mails Since Rain Set In SYDNEY
With winds reaching gale force expected on the coastal areas of the State, and even rougher seas, and rivers running bankers, residents of many towns are preparing for [?] The north-west plains have become a vast quagmire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.A.S. Jubilant at Bounteous Rains Little Likelihood Of Further Floods SYDNEY
With i[?] rain reported throughout the State today danger of flooding in areas where heavy falls were received last week has passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Position Eases But Further Rain Forecast in Queensland Brisbane
Although flood waters hare cased throughout Queensland, further general rain is likely at the week-end. Divisional Meteorologist (Mr A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Town Cut Off by Floods Sydney
The small, township of Mogil has been cut off by floods for more than a week and packhorses are being used to get food through to the people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leeton Has a Unique Dust Storm
The weird dust storm that passed over Leeton lasting for 24 hours on Friday last, was remarkable for the fact that it came from the east…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Toll Off Floods Million Sheep Lost in Maranoa BRISBANE
Heavy toll of the recent drought in Maranoa, in Central Queensland, was emphasised by Mr W. Ewan at a meeting of the council of the Graziers’…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Snow Storm Hits U.S. COAST Death Roll of 50 New York
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain At Cobar SYDNEY
Heaviest rain for some time fell at Cobar to-day when 63 points fell in six hours. Latest news received by the Weather Bureau was that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Main Road Bridges Swept Away by Floods SYDNEY
Flood waters yesterday swept away two main road bridges in Coonabarabran district. The bridges were on the Mendooran…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Freak Storm at Woomargama
In a freak storm which broke over a six-mile stretch of country near Woomargama shortly before 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, torrential rain fell…
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